Good e-commerce idea, or bad: Having a "closet" which shows you at a glance everything you've bought from them, gives you a count of items, and the amount you've saved.
Right now it's making me think "Shit! I shop there too much! Must stop!"
I want to torture you. I used to love it, and it's been a long time. I mean, the last time I tortured someone, they didn't even have chainsaws.
Angel ,'Chosen'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jun 17, 2013 11:10:06 am PDT #26159 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - Jun 17, 2013 11:15:14 am PDT #26160 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In fact, I have not totally and utterly given up trying to convince my coworkers that for well-balanced menu planning purposes, corn and potatoes are starches rather than veggies.
School lunches get this one wrong too, though in that case it's for political reasons rather than lack of education.
Scrappy - Jun 17, 2013 11:18:36 am PDT #26161 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
When I got up this morning I thought I was reasonably happy and fulfilled in my life, but now that I'm aware that not only do Sunda Colugos and raccoon dogs exist, but that neither of them live with me my life is ruined.
I ADORE jz. That is all.
Fred Pete - Jun 17, 2013 11:20:55 am PDT #26162 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
ita!, I think it depends on the business's marketing strategy. If the business positions itself as a discount or inexpensive place to shop, the "amount you've saved" in particular could be very attractive. The same goes for products or services that regularly compete on price.
So it could work for, say, Target's or Wal-Mart's Web site, or a grocery store's Web site. But not so much for a site that sells discretionary or luxury items.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 17, 2013 11:50:44 am PDT #26163 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
MARGARITA!!!
Hey, tequila is made from the agave plant. It's vegetable juice, just like drinking a V-8!
§ ita § - Jun 17, 2013 11:54:01 am PDT #26164 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fred, it's a combo of discretionary and discount, if that makes sense. I don't always freak out the way most people will freak out, but seeing any total of dollars next to the count of things I'd bought--yikes. I didn't need enough of those things to need to save that much in the first place.
My other "can't just be me" gripe is when sites give the prime real estate to their "sign up" options and tuck "sign in" around the corner and down two flights of stairs. Fine, yes, you already have my info. But still pretend you think I'm pretty!
I can't remember which site it was that combined sign in and sign on into the same form--perhaps they had too many failed attempts at both for it to catch on--but allowing me to log in without leaving the home page would be a nice nod to not all the magic being lost between us. TUMBLR. Gmail still goes on date nights with me...
msbelle - Jun 17, 2013 11:54:20 am PDT #26165 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
also looked at scoutingny, dressaday, theblogess, and thesatoralist.
did more filing and updated a spreadsheet. WAH.
SuziQ - Jun 17, 2013 12:12:13 pm PDT #26166 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Hanging at the Ortho, doing an initial consult. I'm kinda scared to see the $ damage report. KCD has been so difficult about paying his share. I'm going to have to make sure I can cover the cost and hope he sacs up.
Jesse - Jun 17, 2013 12:49:36 pm PDT #26167 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG, I just barely made it inside before the skies OPENED. Phew.
Fred, it's a combo of discretionary and discount, if that makes sense. I don't always freak out the way most people will freak out, but seeing any total of dollars next to the count of things I'd bought--yikes. I didn't need enough of those things to need to save that much in the first place.
A dollar total can't be helpful. I got an email from the Vitamin Shoppe 30 days after buying something there, which is fair, except wouldn't I know if I were out?
Juliebird - Jun 17, 2013 12:52:11 pm PDT #26168 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Had a meeting with a not-for-profit company we have a relationship about getting shirts for the staff. They said they don't do silk screening, but a process called sublimation. Sounded high-tec . . .
It's iron-on transfers!!
They also claimed that they can't do light print on dark colors, but I KNOW MICHAEL'S SELLS THAT PRODUCT!!
Yeah, no. They're really cheap, but it's definitely a "pay for what you get" scenario.